As of 21 October, Hubert Charuel has been shooting Meteors, his second feature film after the film-phenomenon Bloody Milk [+lee también:
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Stealing focus in the cast are Paul Kircher (nominated for the Best Newcomer Césars in 2024 and 2023 via The Animal Kingdom [+lee también:
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Written by the director together with his usual partner in crime Claude Le Pape - a duo who were nominated for 2018’s Best Original Screenplay César on account of Bloody Milk (the latter was also nominated in the same category in 2015 thanks to Love At First Fight [+lee también:
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Meteors is produced by Stéphanie Bermann and Alexis Dulguerian on behalf of Domino Films (who previously teamed up with the director on Bloody Milk) in co-production with France 2 Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film also benefits from a CNC advance on receipts, as well as backing from the Grand Est region and the SOFICA companies Cofinova, Cineventure, SG Image and Cinémage. The 36-day film shoot is unspooling in Saint-Dizier, Troyes and Reims and is due to wrap on 12 December. Cinematography is entrusted to Jacques Girault (Marguerite’s Theorem [+lee también:
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